000 FZNT23 KNHC 151501 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 69W/70W S OF 18N IS MOVING W AT 20 KT. IT IS EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR 74W TONIGHT...NEAR 80W WED NIGHT...AND ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA BY LATE THU. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IS E OF THE AREA ALONG 48W S OF 17N WITH A 1012 MB LOW NEAR 12N48W...AND IS MOVING W AT 15 KT. THE WAVE AND LOW WILL REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WATERS BY WED NIGHT...AND THE LESSER ANTILLES EARLY FRI...DELIVERING INCREASED WINDS AND SEAS. $$ AMZ082-152130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N W OF 85W INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO E 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S PART. $$ AMZ084-152130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 11N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO E 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. $$ AMZ086-152130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TONIGHT N OF 12N W OF 68W. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 67W...SPREADING W. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 13N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 13N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR THE S AMERICAN COAST. .FRI AND SAT...FROM 14N TO 18N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR COAST OF S AMERICA. $$ AMZ087-152130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N WED AND WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. FROM 12N TO 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 18N. .FRI...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 12N TO 19N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 18N. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FROM 13N TO 16N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E PART. $$ AMZ088-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM BERTHA LOCATED NEAR 35.6N 62.7W OR ABOUT 225 NM NNE OF BERMUDA AT 11 AM EDT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FURTHER INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH THU. OTHERWISE...A RIDGE ALONG 28N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL LIFT N TO ALONG 28N BY WED...AND BE REPLACED BY A HIGH CENTER NEAR 28N72W ON THU. BROAD LOW PRES OVER N FLORIDA AND THE SE U.S. COAST SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE THIS WEEK. $$ AMZ080-152130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 73W. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 76W. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N W OF 72W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/COBB